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Article: Cable-box standards scrambled -- for now
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2002
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Cable-box standards scrambled -- for now
Knight Ridder News Service
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
The cable box is in for a multimedia makeover: Beefed-up boxes of
the future could let people play video games online, share digital
photos with friends and maybe do other things people in the business
haven't even imagined yet.
"We've talked to all types of content providers about all types of
products, whether it's being able to click from video to more
information about what's on, to being able to 'chat' while you're
watching television," said Mark Hess, Comcast's vice president of
digital television.
But don't start drooling just yet. The cable box that will combine
today's TV experience with ...